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Troup County Health Department to hold school immunization clinic on July 14 To help families avoid the back-to-school rush, the Troup County Health Department is offering a school immunization clinic on Tuesday, July 14. On that day, all appointments at the health department will be for the required immunizations, health screenings, and forms needed for children to attend school. The health...
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Fox in Spalding County tests positive for rabies A fox in the Springer Drive area of Spalding County has tested positive for rabies, according to results received from the Georgia Department of Public Health Laboratory on June 11. The fox was seen on June 7 in someone’s yard along Springer Drive and then later seen charging at a woman and a dog in the area. The City of Griffin Animal Control...
Dog in Spalding County tests positive for rabies A dog in northwest Spalding County (near the Fayette County line) has tested positive for rabies after being treated at a local veterinary hospital for neurological symptoms. The dog died after receiving treatment and was sent to the Georgia Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine for...
ATLANTA—The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in three members of a metro Atlanta family. The family was not vaccinated and traveled internationally. While they were not infectious during travel, DPH is working to identify people who may have been exposed to measles through contact with these individuals once they returned...
Fayette County Environmental Health's food safety inspectors will offer a ServSafe Food Safety Manager Certification class and exam on Monday, April 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fayette County Community Health Services building, 245 Booker Ave., Suite E, in Fayetteville. The inspectors teaching the course are certified ServSafe instructors and proctors. The cost for the full...
Meriwether County community health fair to feature free health screenings and family fun Everyone is invited to celebrate the Meriwether County community at an annual spring Health Fair on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Manchester-Meriwether County Recreation Department at 121 Perry Street in Manchester. Meriwether Family Connection, Meriwether County Health...
Lauren Denney, District 4’s Communicable Disease Nurse Coordinator, sees firsthand how tuberculosis — perhaps not considered by many Americans as a current potential health threat — remains a quiet but serious concern throughout the 12 counties she serves. “Respiratory illnesses like the flu, COVID-19, RSV, and whooping cough usually are the ones you see in the headlines,” she...
NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Nancy Nydam-Shirek DPH Confirms Measles Case in Georgia MMR Vaccine is Safe and Effective in Preventing Measles ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed measles in an unvaccinated Bryan County resident. (Bryan County is located south of Savannah.) There is no history of international travel, but the individual recently traveled out...